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Any promotional deals that don't have the second year?
I'm almost done with Uverse and I'm trying to decide if I should go to Direct Tv or Xfinity. Both look very good, but all of Direct Tv's promotional deals have a second year that is way too expensive. I was with Direct Tv three or four years ago and the two year deal had the same price both years. Does that no longer exist? How about just a one year deal? Is that possible with Direct Tv? Thanks for your help here. Bye.
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shannon02
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4 years ago
Nope, DTV has always had a 2 year contract with the first year discounted.
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nabukl
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4 years ago
@shannon02 DirecTV didn't always have a 24 month commitment it used to be 12 months for standard definition receivers and 18 months for high definition, the first genie started the 24 months committment.
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Juniper
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4 years ago
DirecTV had the 24 month agreement for years before launch of the HR34. And that was for intro offers and upgrades.
Yes it was 12 months for a SD non-DVR. A SDDVR was still a 24 month agreement. Essentially HD and/or DVR was an "advanced" receiver, the reasoning for the longer agreement.
DirecTV is historically discount price for 1st 12 months with regular pricing in 2nd year. Years ago, if you were set with auto bill pay and paperless billing, a discount of $10 would have lasted through the 2nd year.
When AT&T first acquired DirecTV, they came out with a 2 yr promo. That required having qualifying services from both DirecTV and AT&T. And that discount was on the package only portion, not the entire bill. Now they have gone back to the traditional 1st year discounted pricing and 2nd year regular cost.
Anyway, if you find the 2nd year too expensive, then don't get it. Never budget for intro pricing. If you cannot afford at normal cost, then those options will not work for you. They are a luxury entertainment service, so there is no option to permanently discount the bill.
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